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Cossack Fairy Tales - Robert Nisbet Bain
Cossack Fairy Tales - Robert Nisbet Bain
- Author: Robert Nisbet Bain
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a volume of fairy tales and folk tales from the Cossack people, compiled and translated by Robert Nisbet Bain. The tales are special as most children will not have heard them a hundred times before, and as they take listeners into a...
The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi
- Author: Carlo Collodi
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was published in serial form between 1881 and 1883, and then completed as a book for children in February 1883....
Korean Fairy Tales - William Elliot Griffis
Korean Fairy Tales - William Elliot Griffis
- Author: William Elliot Griffis
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Everywhere on earth the fairy world of each country is older and perhaps more enduring than the one we see and feel and tread upon. So I tell in this book the folk lore of the Korean people, and of the behavior of the particular kind of fairies that...
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 08 - Anonymous
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 08 - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the Indian sub-continent, Persia, and Arabia. No original manuscript has ever been...
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2 - Songling Pu
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2 - Songling Pu
- Author: Songling Pu
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai" is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical Chinese rather than Vernacular...
The Iliad for Boys and Girls - Alfred John Church
The Iliad for Boys and Girls - Alfred John Church
- Author: Alfred John Church
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Historical
Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story. The Iliad for Boys and Girls is a retelling of Homerβs...
Melor of the Silver Hand; and Other Stories of the Bright Ages - David Bearne
Melor of the Silver Hand; and Other Stories of the Bright Ages - David Bearne
- Author: David Bearne
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of fairy tales by Rev. David Bearne. The stories take place in the "Bright Ages" as opposed to the more common epithet "dark ages", where heroes saved the world, saints performed miracles, and also anything else was possible....
Holiday House - Catherine Sinclair
Holiday House - Catherine Sinclair
- Author: Catherine Sinclair
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Extremely popular when it was published, this book was one of the first to include fairy tales which were not only didactic but also enjoyable and entertaining. But beware! These are not only fairy tales! They have lessons to teach and can be viewed...
Old Indian Legends - Zitkala-Sa
Old Indian Legends - Zitkala-Sa
- Author: Zitkala-Sa
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Fourteen Old Indian Legends by Native American ( Dakota ) Author Zitkala-sa. These Legends feature the exploits of Iktomi the Native American Trickster god. (summary by Robert Scott)...
The Dragon Of Wantley (version 2) - Owen Wister
The Dragon Of Wantley (version 2) - Owen Wister
- Author: Owen Wister
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A novel, The Dragon of Wantley, was written by Owen Wister (best known as the author of The Virginian) in 1892. Published by Lipincott Press, the story is a comic "burlesque" (in the author's words), concerning the "true" story of the Dragon. It is...
Seven Autumn Leaves From Fairyland - E. Cunningham
Seven Autumn Leaves From Fairyland - E. Cunningham
- Author: E. Cunningham
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Seven original fairy tales . . . "Now for the stories you promised us." "Well, how many shall there be?" "O, seven, one for each." And here are our seven stories; affectionately dedicated to any little curly heads that like to read them. (Preface)...
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (version 3) - Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (version 3) - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A collection of five stories by Oscar Wilde, all incorporating his inimitable style and wit. Sometimes sweet and uplifting, sometimes caustic and pointed, they all are well worth listening to. The Happy Prince is a beautiful tale about a statue of a...
A House Of Pomegranates - Oscar Wilde
A House Of Pomegranates - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 03 (Fables 51-75) - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Satire
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these...
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2) - James Baldwin
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2) - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction
Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the...
The Book of Hallowe'en - Ruth Edna Kelley
The Book of Hallowe'en - Ruth Edna Kelley
- Author: Ruth Edna Kelley
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction / History
This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other days in the year,βsuch as May Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. The context is illustrated by selections from...
The Algonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes - Charles Godfrey Leland
The Algonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes - Charles Godfrey Leland
- Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Nature & Animal Fiction
This work, then, contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians; that is to say, of the Passamaquoddies and Penobscots of Maine, and of the Micmacs of New Brunswick. All of...
Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 2 - Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 2 - Sir Thomas Malory
- Author: Sir Thomas Malory
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Le Morte dβArthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort dβArthur, βthe death of Arthurβ) is Sir Thomas Maloryβs compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. The book...
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry - William Butler Yeats
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry - William Butler Yeats
- Author: William Butler Yeats
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of Fairy and Folk tales. The poet William Butler Yeats collected them from around the Western part of Ireland and translated them near the end of the 1800s. - Summary by Michele Eaton...
Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Author: Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Historical Fiction
The sea has always been, by the mystery of its horizon, the fury of its storms, and the variableness of the atmosphere above it, the foreordained land of romance. In all ages and with all sea-going races there has always been something especially...
Red Nails - Robert E. Howard
Red Nails - Robert E. Howard
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction
Conan the Cimmerian pursues the beautiful and deadly pirate Valeria after she kills a Stygian only to find himself cornered by a dragon. Apparently this dragon doesnβt know who heβs messing with. The pair then encounters the city of Xuchotl with its...
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages - Sabine Baring-Gould
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages - Sabine Baring-Gould
- Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction / History
This volume is an example of Sabine Baring-Gould's extensive research into the middle ages. This volume of 12 curiosities was one of Baring-Gould's most successful publications. (Summary by Carolin)...
The Silver Princess in Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Silver Princess in Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Author: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General
Young King Randy of Regalia is visited by his old friend, Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink. Together, they set out to visit their friend Jinnicky the Red Jinn in the Land of Ev. On the way, they meet Planetty, the silver Princess from...
The Santa Claus Story Book - Unknown
The Santa Claus Story Book - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of fairy tales. The first story is a Christmas story in verse, and of course the Christmas holidays are the best time for fairy tales, but the other stories in this volume are fairy tales that can be enjoyed year-round. This...
The Violet Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
The Violet Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
- Author: Andrew Lang
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Andrew Langβs Violet Fairy Book (1901) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Langβs Fairy Books. (Summary by...
Nine Unlikely Tales - E. Nesbit
Nine Unlikely Tales - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine. All are classic-Nesbit: charming, novel and not afraid to squeeze...
The Dreamer of Dreams - Marie of Romania ALEXANDRA VICTORIA
The Dreamer of Dreams - Marie of Romania ALEXANDRA VICTORIA
- Author: Marie of Romania ALEXANDRA VICTORIA
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Literary Fiction / Action & Adventure
Eric, artist for the king, has created a marvelous painting of a royal wedding. It is finished except for the face of the queen, which appeared to him in a dream. When he awoke, he had forgotten the form of the features. Obsessed with recapturing...
The Flint Heart - Eden PHILLPOTTS
The Flint Heart - Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Author: Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The flint heart is a stone of heart shape, forged in prehistoric times, that changes whoever owns it into a wicked person. The story of the flint heart's ultimate defeat involves multiple trips into fairyland by Charles and Unity, children of one of...
Grotesques and Fantasies - Israel Zangwill
Grotesques and Fantasies - Israel Zangwill
- Author: Israel Zangwill
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Humorous Fiction
A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and society itself, both high and low. The...
The Sea Lady - H. G. Wells
The Sea Lady - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by D. Appleton and Co. in 1902. The story involves a mermaid who comes ashore in Edwardian England. Based on...
The Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse - Various
The Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General Fiction
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fourth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller,...
Balder Dead - Matthew Arnold
Balder Dead - Matthew Arnold
- Author: Matthew Arnold
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
Balder Dead" is a beautiful epic poem by Matthew Arnold. It draws from Norse mythology to retell the story of the the death of Odin's son, Balder, instigated by the treacherous jealousy of Loki. (Summary by Nathan)...
Fifty-One Tales - Lord Dunsany
Fifty-One Tales - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
Very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)...
A Book of Fairy-Tale Foxes - Clifton JOHNSON
A Book of Fairy-Tale Foxes - Clifton JOHNSON
- Author: Clifton JOHNSON
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Wild animals play a big role in many fairy tales, and foxes are some of the best-represented animals in folklore. In this volume, Clifton Johnson has collected stories about foxes from all over the world, adapted for children as bedtime fairy tales....
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii - David KALAKAUA
The Legends and Myths of Hawaii - David KALAKAUA
- Author: David KALAKAUA
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A collection of legends and myths of the Hawaiian islands and their 'strange people' as told by His Majesty King Kalakaua, the last king of Hawaii. Introduction, including a history, geography and social and religious commentary on the islands by...
Russian Fairy Tales - Peter Nikolaevich POLEVOI
Russian Fairy Tales - Peter Nikolaevich POLEVOI
- Author: Peter Nikolaevich POLEVOI
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The existence of the Russian Skazki or MΓ€rchen was first made generally known to the British public by Mr W. R. S. Ralston in his βRussian Folk-Tales.β That excellent and most engrossing volume was, primarily, a treatise on Slavonic folk-lore,...
The Fairy Book - Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
The Fairy Book - Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
- Author: Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Hop-O'-My-Thumb -- Cinderella; or, the little glass slipper -- Adventures of John Dietrich -- Beauty and the Beast -- Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes, and Little Three Eyes -- Jack the giant-killer -- Tom Thumb --...
Faust II - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust II - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Plays
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Johann Wolfgang von...
Once on a Time - A. A. MILNE
Once on a Time - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General Fiction
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle during breakfast provokes a series of incidents which escalate into war. While the King of Euralia is away,...
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - E. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They discover how to hatch the egg, but a magical creature with a big ego and a wishing carpet that can read but not...
